Compass on the Bay

Concord Park, a Volunteers of America Massachusetts Senior Community, offers local seniors a secure, supportive and independent lifestyle. The community features both independent and assisted living options as well as a state-of-the-art Compass Memory Support Neighborhood featuring innovative, research-based programming for those with memory loss developed in affiliation with the Boston University Alzheimers Disease Center. Located in the heart of historic West Concord Village, the community is surrounded by landscaped grounds that include walking trails and a picnic area on the Assabet River. Residents enjoy an enriching, supportive lifestyle with personalized services, innovative EnrichedLIFE programming, a fine dining experience featuring our award-winning Brain Healthy Cooking Program, and upscale amenities including a full service salon, country kitchen, library, sunlit community rooms and outdoor landscaped patios.

At Goddard House, we believe that quality of life is paramount and so our traditional assisted living program provides every amenity residents need to feel safe, comfortable and independent. Our community provides each resident a charming apartment home in a beautifully designed, contemporary building featuring state-of-the-art common areas like our indoor garden, fitness studio, art gallery and sun deck, as well as ample outdoor spaces including a shady gazebo, spacious front porch, landscaped garden terraces, al fresco dining areas and walking paths throughout the community grounds. Our Traditional Assisted Living program is designed for those seniors who are more independent and yet need some daily support or assistance, such as medication reminders, access to nutritious meals, or help getting dressed.

John F. Kennedy Apartments, an Affiliate of the Cambridge Housing Authority, offers affordable independent living and assisted care services for local seniors in the City of Cambridge, Massachusetts. The renovated top-of-the-line apartment building features 44 spacious independent apartments for the elderly and disabled, as well as 25 apartments for seniors who want or require the option of assisted care services. John F. Kennedy Apartments also offers comfortably furnished community areas for residents use. These include a main dining room, library, living room, and lovely outdoor landscaped grounds with a patio. The apartment community is conveniently located just one block from the heart of Central Square in a residential neighborhood with easy access to public transportation, banks, shopping, dining and places of worship.